"Design engineers and their bosses are feeling a lot better about their job security these days. An apparently improving economy, a pickup in hiring and a corresponding lessening of layoffs at their workplaces has led to lower unemployment among engineers in 2004. Great news, right?" For the full-article browse: http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=30900114 -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist